This project started primarily as a way to piece together plats in what became Gwinnett county and some of these grants are now in Barrow county. The index includes all of Franklin county up to 1796, Jackson from 1796 to 1818, and Gwinnett, Hall, and Walton after 1818. Associates of the late Dan Crumpton plan to publish his book on Franklin county plats some time in the near future which will be of immense help. The latest update here is 5 Dec 2022.
Sortable by Name(last,first), County(county,year,month,day), Year(year,month,day,name), Plat book(book,page,name), Watercourse(watercourse,name), or Neighbors/neighboring survey(grantee name). The latter two will filter out blank results. Year is the date of survey.
Plats in grey aren't available yet.
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Names in:
Red - A grant of dubious legality (typically because it was surveyed on Indian land)
Bold - Gwinnett/Barrow county land
Plats in:
Black are available
Bold are mapped
Plats of dubious legality from about 1789 to 1794 tended to be filed on consecutive pages (anywhere from two to thirty pages at a time) in 1,000 acre surveys (which violated the spirit and, to be honest, the letter of the law). These plats will be presented later in a separate table so as not to clutter up the results here for researchers.
Name |
Year |
County |
Acres |
Watercourse |
Neighbors |
Plat  |
Arnold, John
|
1791 |
Franklin |
110 |
Stephens Creek |
M ___? |
Y-381
|
Arnold, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Little Creek N Fork |
Cro___, Payne, Tate |
K-6
|
Arthur, Lewis
|
1832 |
Clarke |
6 |
|
Walton county line |
WWWW-110
|
Arthur, William
|
1787 |
Franklin |
500 |
Broad River |
|
I-243
|
Ash, John
|
1815 |
Jackson |
300 |
|
Unnamed stream. |
XX-174
|
Asher, William
|
1791 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River wtrs |
Sh___, Moss, Davis?, Easter [E-390?] |
BB-348
|
Ashworth, Benjamin
|
1786 |
Franklin |
545 |
Rocky Creek |
Washington Co line, Brewer [E-353?], Thos Wootin, Thos Walton [N-134?] |
K-2
|
Atkinson, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Marshalls Creek |
|
E-356
|
Austin, Charles
|
1815 |
Jackson |
200 |
|
Gwynn, Reynolds, Tounsend |
XX-60
|
Averatt, Isaac
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
John Barnett [B-129?], Michael Cupp [AA-343?] |
CC-1
|
Aycock, Richard
|
1790 |
Franklin |
200 |
Toms Creek |
Wm Aycock |
R-3
|
Aycock, William
|
1787 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Toms Creek |
James Easter [E-390?] |
R-2
|
Ayres, Abram
|
1784 |
Franklin |
288 |
Little Creek |
|
I-81
|
Ayres, Abram
|
1785 |
Franklin |
288 |
Little Creek |
|
I-82
|
Ayres, Daniel
|
1788 |
Franklin |
231 |
Tugaloo River |
Cleveland |
R-5
|
Bacon, William H.
|
1812 |
Jackson |
47 |
|
Bacon, Bennitt, Todd, Winn |
YY-325
|
Bacon, William H.
|
1824 |
Jackson |
148 |
Walnut Fork of Oconee |
Boyd, Rogers, Neblack, Davis |
HHHH-20
|
Bacon, William H.
|
1824 |
Jackson |
180 |
|
Neblack, Abner?, Wallace, Venable |
HHHH-21
|
Bailey, Allen
|
1786 |
Franklin |
100 |
Broad River S fork |
Jas Collins [CC-9?], Jno Garret [E-416?] |
K-41
|
Bailey, John
|
1816 |
Jackson |
206 |
N Oconee wtrs |
Parson, Prichet, Reed |
YY-219
|
Bailey, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Big Shoal Creek |
|
E-368
|
Bailey, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Stephens Creek |
|
K-35
|
Bailey, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Toms Creek |
James Easter [E-390?] |
K-36
|
Bailey, William
|
1788 |
Franklin |
825 |
Sandy Creek |
Willson, Payton, Moore |
R-15
|
Bailey, William
|
1793 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo wtrs |
|
Y-381
|
Baily, Ralph
|
1808 |
Jackson |
61.3 |
|
Bayles, Harris, Venable [WW-161?] |
WW-5
|
Baker, Anderson
|
1826 |
Walton |
350 |
Marburys Creek wtrs |
Butler, Camp, Terrell, John Thompson |
HHHH-210
|
Baker, Christopher
|
1796 |
Franklin |
83 |
Broad River N fork wtrs |
John Clark(x3) |
CC-6
|
Baker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Dove Creek wtrs |
Baker, H Marbury (x2) |
B-322
|
Baker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Dove Creek wtrs |
Baker, Hendley, H Marbury |
B-322
|
Baker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Big Creek |
Jones, Marbury, H Marbury |
B-322
|
Baker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Big Creek |
H Marbury (x2) |
B-323
|
Baker, Benjamin & Jewel, Saml, Benjamin
|
1795 |
Franklin |
350 |
Broad River N fork |
Johnathan Hays [CC-16?] |
CC-2
|
Baley, John
|
1815 |
Jackson |
139 |
|
Thurman, Wardlaw, Young |
XX-357
|
Ballard, Reuben
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River M fork |
Heard [R-308/312?] |
CC-6
|
Banks, Jospeh
|
1820 |
Jackson |
74 |
|
Nevell, Winn, George |
HHHH-17
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Hudson's fork (of Oconee?), Drowning Creek |
|
B-326
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Stephens Creek |
Bailey's line |
B-326
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
|
|
B-328
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
B-328
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
B-328
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Bear Creek |
|
K-37
|
Banks, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
500 |
Broad River S fork |
Thomas Banks |
B-324
|
Banks, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River |
|
B-327
|
Banks, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Hudsons Fork |
|
K-42
|
Banks, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
K-44
|
Bankson, Silas
|
1798 |
Jackson |
250 |
|
County Line, Jno Gorham, J Darden, Christopher Bee__ |
WW-328
|
Bankston, Abner
|
1786 |
Franklin |
400 |
|
Terrell [DD-75?] |
R-13
|
Bankston, Abner
|
1786 |
Franklin |
375 |
Oconee River N fork |
Kennerd? |
Y-382
|
Bankston, Nancy
|
1802 |
Jackson |
400 |
Marburys Creek wtrs |
T Camp [II-173?], Cobb, Evans, T Jones |
II-170
|
Bankston, Silas
|
1798 |
Jackson |
250 |
Hodges Creek |
County Line, Christopher Bee, John Darden, John Gorham |
II-170
|
Barber, George
|
1784 |
Franklin |
690 |
Kiokee River |
|
E-357
|
Barber, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Bear Creek |
|
K-42
|
Barber, John
|
1795 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River M fork |
|
CC-2
|
Barden, Gilbert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
E-369
|
Barker, Isham
|
1815 |
Jackson |
311 |
Allens Creek wtrs |
Majors, Strickland, Whorton, Wilson |
YY-218
|
Barker, Lewis
|
1808 |
Jackson |
950 |
|
Cobb, Traylor |
XX-175
|
Barksdale, Daniel
|
1786 |
Franklin |
600 |
Sandy Creek |
|
N-2
|
Barlow, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
288 |
Broad River |
|
A-316
|
Barnard, Jesse
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
B-34
|
Barnett, Carolina
|
1789 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Grove River |
Mackie |
R-27
|
Barnett, Daniel
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
Nathan Barnett, Richardson?, Sims |
B-128
|
Barnett, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Marshalls Creek of Oconee River |
|
B-129
|
Barnett, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
288 |
N Oconee wtrs |
OOO-78? |
K-43
|
Barnett, John
|
1795 |
Franklin |
14 |
Oconee River |
William Stakes/Stokes [Y-330?], Wm Strong [Y-255?] |
CC-5
|
Barnett, John
|
1795 |
Franklin |
72 |
|
S Knox [R-400?], Jas Currens [E-351?], Carr(x2) |
CC-5
|
Barnett, John
|
1797 |
Jackson |
200 |
|
Cha Clark K-106?] |
DD-81
|
Barnett, John
|
1797 |
Jackson |
295 |
|
Unnamed road, T? Harris [K-232?] |
DD-81
|
Barnett, John
|
1798 |
Jackson |
109 |
|
T Arther, R Easten, Strickland |
II-171
|
Barnett, Nathan
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Big Shoal Creek |
|
B-128
|
Barnett, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Indian Creek |
|
E-366
|
Barnett, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
South River |
|
K-46
|
Barnett, William
|
1787 |
Franklin |
184 |
Ogeechee River |
|
K-46
|
Barron, Thomas
|
1791 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River M Fork |
|
DD-54
|
Barron, Thomas
|
1808 |
Jackson |
200 |
N Oconee |
Barron, Chapman, Rogers |
XX-353
|